Miles upgrade to first
Jun 20, 2023 | 3:58 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,014
Miles upgrade to first
I see Etihad Guest requires 39000 miles for a business to first class miles upgrade on AUH-LHR. Are there any restrictions on which business booking class is eligible for upgrade?
Also, are the J-F upgrades hard to come by typically on this route? It will be an A380.
Also, are the J-F upgrades hard to come by typically on this route? It will be an A380.
Jun 20, 2023 | 4:36 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 2016
Programs: Etihad Guest Platinum, IHG Diamond Elite Ambassador
Posts: 102
Only a GuestSeat is not eligible for upgrade
https://www.etihadhub.com/content/da...t-aug-2021.pdf
You need an available F GuestSeat to be able to upgrade with miles at that 39,000 rate, there looks to be a lot of them available on AUH-LHR going by SeatSpy (Excluding peak times like Christmas). I think you can only do that sort of miles upgrade via the call center, and that'll take about 30 minutes on the phone while they tell you the system has issues.
https://www.etihadhub.com/content/da...t-aug-2021.pdf
You need an available F GuestSeat to be able to upgrade with miles at that 39,000 rate, there looks to be a lot of them available on AUH-LHR going by SeatSpy (Excluding peak times like Christmas). I think you can only do that sort of miles upgrade via the call center, and that'll take about 30 minutes on the phone while they tell you the system has issues.
Jul 27, 2023 | 7:49 am
#4
Join Date: Apr 2021
Posts: 186
Only a GuestSeat is not eligible for upgrade
https://www.etihadhub.com/content/da...t-aug-2021.pdf
You need an available F GuestSeat to be able to upgrade with miles at that 39,000 rate, there looks to be a lot of them available on AUH-LHR going by SeatSpy (Excluding peak times like Christmas). I think you can only do that sort of miles upgrade via the call center, and that'll take about 30 minutes on the phone while they tell you the system has issues.
https://www.etihadhub.com/content/da...t-aug-2021.pdf
You need an available F GuestSeat to be able to upgrade with miles at that 39,000 rate, there looks to be a lot of them available on AUH-LHR going by SeatSpy (Excluding peak times like Christmas). I think you can only do that sort of miles upgrade via the call center, and that'll take about 30 minutes on the phone while they tell you the system has issues.
And if there is no GuestSeat availability, is a J to F mileage upgrade even possible?
Jul 27, 2023 | 10:13 pm
#5
Join Date: Oct 2016
Programs: Etihad Guest Platinum, IHG Diamond Elite Ambassador
Posts: 102
Upgrade with miles to First should be available (assuming there are spare seats, but no GuestSeats), but it will just be a conversion of the cash upgrade to miles at 0.009 USD per mile, which is definitely not the best value you can get for your miles.
Jul 28, 2023 | 2:31 am
#6
Join Date: Apr 2021
Posts: 186
Thank you. I managed to get a great cash price for a return J ticket with EY from AUH-LHR. Looking to upgrade to F and have been quoted 90k miles return for both flights for the A380 Apartment (45k each way). This seems like a good use of points/great value to me (I already have 20k with EY Guest). Is this a good deal or a standard offer?
Last edited by traveluxe; Jul 30, 2023 at 6:11 am
Jul 29, 2023 | 12:30 am
#7
Join Date: Oct 2016
Programs: Etihad Guest Platinum, IHG Diamond Elite Ambassador
Posts: 102
Thank you. I managed to get a great cash price for a return J ticket with EY from AUH-LHR. Looking to upgrade to F and have been quoted 90k miles return for both flights for the A380 Apartment (45k each way). This seems like a good use of points/great value to me (I already have 20k with EY Guest). Is this a good deal or a standard offer?
https://www.etihad.com/en/guest/miles-calculator